Leopard

Routes 3 and 10 will be affected between 8.48am to 12.51pm from both Bracknell and Spencers Wood towards Reading. The normal route will be used until The Black Boy, before diverting via B3270 and Beeston Way, coming to an end at Reading Station.

Buses heading towards Spencers Wood and Bracknell, Berkshire will be diverted between 9.10am to 1.40pm, starting at Reading Station they will divert via Forbury Road before resuming its normal route at The Black Boy.

This means all stops between Market Place and the Black Boy will not be in use towards Reading during the diversion.

Jet Black

The Jet Black services will be affected between 8.30am and 1pm. Credit: getreading

For buses from Newbury, Berkshire to Reading, journeys between 8.35am and 12.25pm will use the normal route until the Bath Road/Burghfield Road stop.

For buses from Reading, Berkshire to Newbury, journeys between 8.55am and 12.55pm will start from Greyfriars Road.

From here they will divert via Stanshawe Road onwards before returning to their normal route after Honey End Lane.

Lime

Route 2 and 2a are affected, with buses towards Reading using the normal route from 9.26am to 1.26pm until they reach Bath Road/Burghfield Road, they will then take the same diversion as the Jet Black route.

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Buses towards Burghfield Common, Berkshire will see their journey affected between 9am and 2pm, the route will start at Greyfriars Road stop FG and then be diverted via Stanshawe Road before resuming its normal route from the Honey End Lane stop.

Lion

For the Lion 4 and X4 the 8.19am bus from St Anne's Hotel and the buses leaving between 8.36am to 12.27pm from Bracknell will use normal route until the Eldon Road stop.

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From here they will divert via Forbury Road coming to an end at Blagrave Street, stop EM.

Towards Bracknell and Wokingham, Berkshire all journeys between 9am and 1.30pm will start at Blagrave Street and will only resume their normal route from King's Road.

Emerald, Silver and Bronze

At the launch of the Emerald routes in 2015. Credit: getreading

All Emerald 5 buses from Northumberland Avenue towards Reading will be cancelled between 8.38am and 1.48pm, with buses running in the opposite direction cancelled between 7.57am and 1.05pm.

All Emerald 6 and 6a buses from Whitely Wood, Berkshire to Reading are cancelled between 8.49am and 1.14pm, with all stops not in use during the race. The buses from Reading to Whitley Wood will also be cancelled between 8am and 12.55pm.

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Silver route number 7 towards Swallofield will be cancelled from 10am to midday, with the Swallowfield to Reading routes cancelled from 10.30am to 12.30pm.

The Bronze route number 11 is cancelling all buses between 9am and 2.05pm towards Reading, with the route from Reading to Coley Park cancelled between 8.45am and 1.25pm.

Orange

The Reading to Woodley routes 13 and 14 will be affected as King's Road MF stop is not in use during the race.

The 13 will divert between 9.30am and 12.30pm, while the 14 will divert between 9am and 1pm on the route out of Reading.

The service will remain on its normal route from Huntley & Palmers.

Purple

Getreading's Hugh Fort got behind the wheel. Credit: getreading

Certain buses will be affected on the number 17 from Reading to Tilehurst, Berkshire on race day.

The 8.50am, 9.10am, 9.20am and 9.30am buses from Cheapside to Water Tower will start at the temporary bus stop in Chatham Street, alongside the car park.

Journeys from Wokingham Road to Tilehurst will be affected between 8.41am and 12.40pm, the normal route will be used until Eldon Road. From there it will divert via Forbury Road, before rejoining its regular route at the George Street stop.

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Buses journeying out of Reading will be similarly affected, leaving from Greyfriars Road stop FG, with both 15 and 16 buses diverting via Stanshawe Road, before resuming normal routes from the George Street stop.

The 15 towards Calcot Ikea is affected from 9.05am to 12.35pm, and the 16 towards Purley is affected from 9.29am to 12.59pm.

Royal Blue

Royal Blue 33 from Turnham's Farm to Reading will be affected from 8.53am to 12.23pm, traveling along its normal route until the Dryland House stop where it diverts via Dee Road before making it's final stop at Greyfriars Road stop FG.

Claret

The Claret 21 will be affected both ways. The Reading to Lower Earley, Berkshire route will leave Reading Station stop EK before diverting via Forbury Road between 9.30am and 1.10pm.

It will not rejoin its regular route until the Whychwood Crescent bus stop.

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Arriving into the same NB stop is the 24 from Emmer Green to Reading, this route passes Caversham Park before stopping at the station between 9.48am and 12.18pm.

Pink route 25 towards Peppard Common will leave from Reading Station North stop NA from 9.34am to 12.34am, while the journey towards Reading is affected between 9.05am to 1.05pm, arriving at station north.

The Pink routes 27 and 29 will start and finish at Reading Station North, leaving and arriving at stop NB.

The Lower Caversham to Reading route will use the stop from 8.58am to 12.58pm while the journey bound for Caversham will use the stop for journeys between 8.48am and 12.48pm.

Yellow

Yellow 26 is affected both ways. Calcot Ikea towards Reading between 8.55am and 1.22pm will use the usual route until Holybrook Crescent where it will divert via Burghfield Road.

The Reading-bound bus comes to a stop at Greyfriars Road stop FG, where the Reading to Calcot Ikea buses will leave from during the hours of 8.50am and 1.30pm.

After leaving Greyfriars Road the bus will divert via Caversham Road before returning to its normal route from the Holybrook Crescent stop.

Greenwave

A special timetable for Greenwave will be in effect on Sunday, March 18. Credit: getreading